Petersburg, VA vs Brandermill, VA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricPetersburg, VABrandermill, VA
Population33,53713,730
Median Household Income$50,698$107,396
Median Rent$1,174/mo$1,782/mo
Median Home Value$189,000$376,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income48.8%43.4%
Poverty Rate21.7%7.8%
Unemployment Rate5%3.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k906161*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,9371,157*
Median AQI—39
Good AQI Days /yr—294
Summer Highs87°F88°F
Winter Lows29°F30°F
Snowfall4 in/yr10 in/yr
Avg Commute25.7 min25.5 min
Hospitals3—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.615.5
College Degree Rate25.4%49.1%
Foreign-Born %4.5%7.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.8%+0.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Brandermill (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.